"A wildfire near Opal, Alta., that destroyed one home and burned 30 square kilometres was likely sparked by an all-terrain vehicle in the area on May 12, Thorhild County officials announced Thursday.
I'm very disappointed that people ignored the dry weather conditions and caused a major wildfire that resulted in the loss of a family's home and other properties, forced many people to evacuate and cost millions of dollars to control and extinguish," Thorhild County Reeve Charles Newell said in a news release."
Now friends, how in the heck can anyone come to the decision that an ATV started a fire? I know lots of people don't like recreational vehicles (snowmobiles and 4 wheelers I mean) but to come to this conclusion is hard to prove. Now I will agree that it may have come from an idiot on an ATV who flicked his cigarette away, but to blame ATV riders is reaching for it.
Here's what one commentator wrote:
"Outside of a highly improbable event (such as an engine fire) the only way an ATV could possibly start a wild fire is via a stray spark that exits the exhaust. But since the late 1970's (I don't recall the exact year) all ATVs have been fitted with a US Forest Service (USFS) spark arrestor designed to mimimize this possibility. The chances of an ATV starting a wild fire are almost zero."
Dark Knigt Wrote:
"Probably some hick red neck out on thier ATV to cause as much noise and ruts in the earth as possible. They love to burn gas in noisy gas guzzling engines and they do not care about anything but thier own personal well being and entertainment, no matter how much it may affect others around them."
Another funny story that divides us great peoples!!
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